Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/kulьbava

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This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

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*kulьbava (květъka)

Etymology

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From *kulьbava květъka (prone to bending (roundness) flower), from *kulьbavъ, ultimately from *kuliti (to bend).

Noun

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*kulьbàva f[1]

  1. dandelion

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1989), “ку́льба́ба”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 3 (Кора – М), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 136